2010-07-14, 09:34 | Link #8181 | |
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From what I understand, his well-documented distaste for technology stems from an apparent belief that it takes away too much of the effort that makes a craft "meaningful", at least to him. I would argue that his colleague, Isao Takahata, shares the same sentiments, based on the themes of his movies (Only Yesterday is a particularly good example). Part of this belief, I suspect, comes from the esteem with which Japanese regard their phenomenal work ethic. The Japanese work very hard, and they take great pride in doing so. I'm sure we've all seen ready examples of this aspect of their culture in several anime series. A master of a craft, from sword-makers to painters, is highly regarded for his ability to spot and control the most minute aspects of his profession. This extreme attention to detail is born out of long years of hard, constant practice. Through such accumulated experience, the master gains a certain insight that initiates will not grasp until they, too, go through the backbreaking grind. And that — the insight that transforms a craft into an art — is what Miyazaki believes to be lost in modern Japan, a society agog with gadgets and conveniences galore. To him, these conveniences have caused people to take too many things for granted, especially the environment. Everything comes so easily that we no longer care about building for the long term and conserving for the future. This, I believe, is why Miyazaki is so angry with technology. He's not anti-technology per se. Rather, he's angry at the wasteful, destructive culture that arises from the careless use of technology. At that, incidentally, is also probably why he insists on calling his work animation, rather than anime. To him, I think, anime is associated with mass-produced junk, which rely too much on labour-saving, cost-cutting technology, and not enough on hard-earned technique. Last edited by TinyRedLeaf; 2010-07-14 at 09:54. |
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The idea of Japan being some kind of tech mecca reminds me of this interesting article I read.
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But I think anybody who came out of their alive has a right to go back and stick to the place. I see it as a form of catharsis. |
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2010-07-14, 10:38 | Link #8183 | |
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Following up on the open-source discussion:
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“We did not get access to kids as they were going through college,” acknowledged Bob Muglia, the president of Microsoft’s business software group, in an interview last year. "Access?" It's not like they were banned from campuses. Trust me, as I visited half a dozen or more colleges with my daughter this past year, it's still a MS and Apple world on campus. Any questions I asked about support for Linux and open-source at the student level were met with blank stares.
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2010-07-14, 11:41 | Link #8184 | |
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2010-07-14, 21:18 | Link #8185 | ||
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I think Miyazaki's view can apply to anything in life. Take the BP oil spill. BP cut corners when they built a deep water rig and look at the oil spill we have now. If BP didn't cut corners and made sure that the rig is safe, we wouldn't have the oil spill we have now. If these energy companies push for alternative energy or put more effort in safety. In contrast to Miyazaki anger with technology, people are now taking notice and angry at the use of oil. So yeah, the analogy can practically apply to anything in life, not just tech and Anime. Quote:
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2010-07-14, 21:24 | Link #8186 |
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TV networks reject controversial '9/11 mosque' ad
Good job for NBC & CBS for rejecting it. That so call "AD" is just low brow trash and misguided propaganda. Hopefully, Fox and other networks does the same thing.
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2010-07-14, 21:54 | Link #8187 | |
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2010-07-14, 22:19 | Link #8188 | |
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Also I'm pretty sure Beck and Hannity have already derided this mosque. This the ad that CBS and NBC have chose to not air. Also another caveat, when stations boycott messages of hate it's silencing free speech, when conservatives do it, it's free market forces. |
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2010-07-15, 01:18 | Link #8190 | |
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It is a safehouse in the middle of enemy territory so to speak. And I doubt that the mosque leaders and owners will allow the CIA / FBI / NSA to even conduct searches.
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2010-07-15, 01:41 | Link #8191 | |
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2010-07-15, 01:47 | Link #8192 | |
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The correct analogy is putting a German flag at Auschwitz, is similar to building a mosque near/2 blocks away from ground zero. |
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2010-07-15, 02:46 | Link #8193 | |
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Also your analogy is absolutely wrong, but the fact that you don't see it just shows how devoid of cultural understanding you have of Islam, and what separates the radicals and majority of the other muslims that live on this planet. |
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2010-07-15, 03:00 | Link #8194 |
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Bloomberg is spot on with going ahead with the Mosque plan.
His progressive common-sense is top notch. He and those anonymous funders are doing us all a favor by planting human shields for New York. Al Qaeda surely aren't interested in harming their brothers right? People decrying the mosque as an affront to 9/11 victims are only going to give the race carders more ammo. The sun will probably rise over New York after the thing is built. What's one more mosque in the Western Hemisphere anyway? Those things are like Replicators. Not like they bulldozing a church in Saudi Arabia to provide holy material for the ground zero mosque. Though finding one might be tough. |
2010-07-15, 03:06 | Link #8196 | |
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2010-07-15, 03:21 | Link #8197 | |
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Wow guess what with my limited knowledge of Spanish History I inferred their mission statement... who context is key and to not realize that the Moors as rulers were rulers that were tolerant of other religions is just the lack of understanding typical reactionaries have. As long as people like you exist and they do this world will never see any semblance of peace, and the perpetual wars will continue, if not the Islamists, then Chinese, if not the Chinese then it will be the Africans, and if all else fails we can always hate on the Russians because that's just easy. |
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P.S. I love how you claim that truth is more important to you yet you seem to shy so far away from it. |
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2010-07-15, 03:59 | Link #8199 | |
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2010-07-15, 04:15 | Link #8200 | |
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All the more power to them I suppose, though I hope they choose a good, experimental architect. NYC has plenty of cool landmarks already but it never hurts to have more. |
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